energy suppliers

• The amount of money households owe to their energy suppliers has doubled in a year to reach £1 billion — with a quarter (23%) of consumers now in energy debt[1]
• Six million households owe £188 to their energy providers on average — leaving them without a war chest to battle rising bills [1]
• Almost 11 million households have £1.4 billion in credit balances, with
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Consumers have started receiving letters and emails from their energy suppliers regarding price hikes, with the average bill expected to rise to £1,971 from 1st April. While many may feel powerless to do anything about the rising costs, there are some important steps that people can take over the next few weeks to ensure their bills are as low as they can be.

● Two of the largest energy suppliers - EDF and Scottish Power - have already closed applications for their Warm Home Discount schemes

● ‘First come, first served’ applications remain open with a number of suppliers, but others including Utilita and E have reached capacity

● Some energy suppliers offer grants to help their customers clear domestic gas and...